title: Roles of FtsA and FtsZ in activation of division sites.
abstract: Increasing FtsZ induces the formation of minicells at cell poles but does not increase the frequency or timing of central divisions. A coordinate increase in both FtsZ and FtsA, however, increases the frequency of both polar and central divisions.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Begg
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nikolaichik
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Crossland
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Donachie
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002455:Cell Division; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000166:cytology*; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; C065103:FtsA protein, Bacteria; C489310:FtsA protein, E coli; C068023:FtsQ protein, E coli; C071525:FtsZ protein, Bacteria; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins